Libyan delegation in Israel to bolster Gaddafi's image

Israel Channel 2 News reported on Sunday that a delegation sent by embattled Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi was in Israel last week in an effort to repair the tarnished image of their nation and leader.

The delegation met with opposition leader Tzipi Livni (Kadima), because she was the Israeli politician most outspoken in her support of the Libyan rebels trying to overthrow Gaddafi.

The Libyans reportedly presented Livni with a personal recorded message from Gaddafi.

The Libyan delegation also met with Kadima lawmaker Meir Sheetrit, who has vocally backed Arab peace initiatives that Libya has been behind, and with Jewish leaders of Libyan descent.

It is unclear why the Libyan regime is so concerned about what Israelis think of it, but Gaddafi has always had a bizarre, if not hostile, relationship with the Jewish state.